The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.

I just tell you, I'm not a big FEMA fan.

This economic pie that is getting ready to explode before our eyes is going to be shared equally.

I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives.

They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying.

I dont think that any person can fix FEMA. I think FEMA needs a total restructuring. I think it needs to be taken from scratch and redone. The regulations are outdated; the rules are outdated.

Some of these guys are so violent that it is hard for witnesses to come forward, and they get involved in repeat criminal activities, so it is unfortunate that they had to die, but it did kind of end the cycle that we were struggling with.